Floor-plate for closet-bowls and the like.



B. W. N. BOOSEY. FLOOR PLATE FOR CLOSET BOWLS AND THE LIKE. AIPLIOATIONFILED JULY 17, 1913.

1,1 12,760. Patented 0011.6, 1914.

WITNESSES. N E TOR.

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F OOR- LATE Eon cLosET-Bo-wis AND THE LIKE.-

-Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 17, 1913.Sefial"'No.'779,429.

Patented0ct.6,1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD W. N. Recentl acitizen of the United States, residin at Detroit, county of Wayne, Stateof Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement inFloor-Plates for Closet- Bowls and the like, and declare the followingto be a full, clear, of the same, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, of this specification.

plate or coupling tion between the may be dispensed entirely of castiron.

shown and to provide excess packing the like, usually used as'a gasketbetween a space into which the plate and flange of the closet bowl, may;

be forced in securing the parts together.

The structure by which these and other objects of the invention may beaccomplished drawings in which Figure l is an elevation, partly insection, showing the lower part of a closet bowl secured to a bend bymeans of my improved floor plate. Fig. 2 is a sectional spective of thefloor-plate. cal section taken on the y 2 of Fig. 2.

Similar characters refer to similar parts the laterally extending flange3 of the floor plate is recessed at 7 to form a gasket receiving spaceand midway of the length of and exact description which form a partcured, This invention relates to floor plates utilized in securingcloset'bowls to the waste. p1pe, and the object of the invention-is afor the purpose stated by means of which the usual lead pipe connecbowland the closet bend. with and the bend made material, such as putty onis hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in theaccompanying view in pera Fig. 3 is avert1- line H of-=Eig. '2.- Fig. 4is a vertical section taken on the line vertlcally extendingcircumferential rib 8 and the space between the rib 8 and the reccss 7is so positioned that the packing material placed in the gasket recesswill be forced out into the channel 9 when compressed between the plateand bowl instead of outwardlytoward the edge of the flange onthe bowlwhere'it would .be exposed to view between the flanges 3 and 6.

The upper vertical portion 10 of a bend or other fitting to which thefloor plate is seis preferably circumferentially grooved, the object ofwhich is not only to provlde means whereby said vertical portion thecone-shaped portion 2 of the late is a I may be easilycut to the desiredheight, but

also .to provide means to be utilized n calking the plate to the bend.As may be seen inFig. 3, the circumferential rib 8 is spaced a slightdistance from the wall of the bend 10 which provides a channel 11 intowhich A further object is a floor plate of such construction as toenable it to be readilyj calked to the closet bend as hereinafter 25lead may be placed and the wall 8 being vertically positioned, the leadInto place against the bend and into the grooves therein, and the rib 8prevents it from creeping upward on the cone surface and provides asolid wall for holding/the lead in place.

The base of the bowl 5 is provided with a depending circular flange 12adapted to en teriin the open end of t e bend 10 w-hen the parts areassembled and the bowl-secured to may be rammed the plate'by means ofbolts heretofore mentioii'ed. By this arran ement a tight joint is.secured and the cal {ing of the joint is done substantially on a levelwith the'floo'r,:. ,as may be seen'in Fig. 1, whereas with bendsprovided with a hub and using short length of lead pipe the calkingls-necessarily performedat a considerable distance below the "floorlevel and in an inconvenient position.

With the device herein disclosed the opening in the floor through whichthe upper end of the bend projects need be but slightly greater indiameter than the bend and the calking may be performed much morereadily and cheaply.

' The flange 3 of the plate is provided with a short dependingcircumferential flange 13 1 which is adapted to rest directly upon thefloor whereby a space is provided for the head of the bolts which securethe bowl to the plate, and, as may be seen more clearly in Fig. 4, theplate is provided with two oppositely positloned flat portions 20 inwhich the slots 4 'are placed at'which points the late is not trulyconical in shape as the ange 3 extends laterally at such points levelwith the bottom of the recess 7 to and terminates at the vertical wall8, which with the upper end of the bend or fitting forms a circularspace about the bend to receive the calking material as above stated.

It is to be noted that the conical portion of the plate is comparativelyshort vertically and does not extend but slightly, if at all, below thefloor boards and consequently the opening in the floor may be less indiameter than'is usual with other types of plates. With cement floorsthe cementitious material may be brought into contact with the bend anda shallow cone shaped depression formed in the upper surface of thefloor to receive the floor plate in which construction the floor platedoes not extend below the floor. The plate may be secured to the floor,if desired, by means of screws 21 passing through apertures provided inthe flange 3 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Having thus briefly described my invention and its utility, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is-- l. Afloor plate comprising an apertured depending cone-shaped portionprovided with a flange extending laterally from the base of the cone,avertically extending circular rib upon the inner surface of the conesubstantially midway of its length, said flange having portions uponopposite sides of the plate extending to said circular rib providingbolt receiving pockets substantially as described.

2. A floor-plate comprising a centrally apertured cone shaped portionprovided with a flange extending laterally from the base of the cone,and a rib upon the inner surface of the cone-shaped portion positionedsubstantially midway of its length whereby a channel for calkingmaterial is formed between the rib and a fitting positioned within theaperture, and a channel aria-rec between the rib and the base line ofthe cone for excess packing material, said flange having portions uponopposite sides of the plate extending horizontally to said rib rovidingpockets on the under side of the p ate to receive bolt heads.

3. A floor plate comprising a centrally apertured cone shaped portionprovided with afiange extending laterally from the base of the cone, anda rib upon the inner surface of the cone shaped portion extending atright angles to the flange and terminating below the upper surfacethereof, said rib bein so positioned on the cone that a channel forcalking material is formed between the rib and a fitting positionedwithin the aperture in the cone, and a channel between the rib and thebase line of the cone for excess packing material, said last namedchannel being bridged upon opposite sides of the plate. said bridgesbeing coextensive with the flange and providing pockets upon the underside thereof.

4. A floor plate comprising a centrally apertured shallow cone-shapedportion pro- Vided with a circumferential llange extending laterallyfrom the base of the cone, and a vertically extending circular rib uponthe inner surface of the cone-shaped portion substantially midway of itslength whereby a channel for calking material is provided. between therib and a fitting positioned within the aperture, and also a channelbetween the rib and the base line of the cone, said flange havingportions upon opposite sides of the plate extending horizontally to saidrib, said extending portions being slotted for the reception offastening bolt-s, said rib, flange, and cone-shaped portion, beingformed integrally.

In testimony whereof, l sign this specilication in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD W. N. BOOSEY Witnesses:

RICHARD ALsrAs, CnAnLus E. VVISNER.

